The OSCE Mission in Kosovo through a press statement condemned the attempt by a Kosovo Serb to demolish the minaret of a mosque in the village of Velekincë, in Gjilan municipality a few days ago. "Ambassador Schlumberger condemns attack on Velekinca Mosque and commends police and local leadership for response that keeps this incident isolated,” reads the statement. Also the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo condemned the incident.

The air quality in Kosovo is far away from European standards and exceeding the allowed rates. Among the biggest polluters in Kosovo are considered the power plants of the Kosovo Energy Corporation, but also the old cars and coal used for heating during the winter, Koha Ditore reports. The risk from the polluted air had alerted the World Bank, who, through a survey conducted earlier in the year, said that within one year there are 800 premature deaths in Kosovo due to air pollution.

Kosovo journalists are concerned with a legal initiative undertaken by the Office of the Prime Minister, which aims to control online and print media reporting about children. This initiative was undertaken by UNICEF in Kosovo and supported by the Office of the Prime Minister. Imer Mushkolaj from the Press Council said this initiative is against the media because the government cannot regulate the method of reporting on children. “We analyzed the regulation and it has legal problems.

Kosovo government's commission for verification of victims of sexual violence during the war has not yet been established, while the verification of the victims cannot be done without this commission, the paper reports. Sokol Havolli, advisor to Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, told the paper that it is very important to receive the applications initially. According to him, the secretariat for accepting the applications is functional and one cannot say that the process is being delayed.

Kosovo’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has issued an Administrative Instruction under which the quotas for enrolment of students from the non-majority communities in public institutions of higher education in Kosovo will include 12 % of the total number of students in each academic unit. Through this guideline, the Government is stimulating communities to attend higher education.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Kosovo On Wednesday  launched the preliminary report on the findings and recommendations from the "Corruption Risk-Assessment in extractive industries (mining/other)". The discussion centered around the findings and recommendations, with representatives from local and central institutions, civil society, and independent bodies.

Representatives of Ministry of Justice, Kosovo Judicial Council, Kosovo Prosecutorial Council and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) participated today in the round-table on coordination mechanisms for strengthening the rule of law in Kosovo.

EU Office in Kosovo/EUSR and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) organized a one-day fair for recipients of their grants today in Pristina. The fair will showcase the innovations and products of the enterprises that were awarded grants through the joint EU-MTI programme "Support to Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Kosovo".

The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Isa Mustafa, on Wednesday participated in the promotion of the "Administrative Instruction for the Registration of Joint Property", organized by the Agency for Gender Equality. Mustafa said that sustainable development of Kosovo cannot be achieved without ensuring the participation and contribution of all citizens, especially women and girls, who constitute half of the population of Kosovo.

The Ombudsman of Kosovo, Hilmi Jashari, in a press statement on Monday stressed that the increase in acts of violence in schools should be of concern to state institutions responsible for enduring respect for the rights of children, whith special emphasis on physical integrity and their human dignity.  Jashari said the violence remains unacceptable, intolerable and contrary to the legislation in force. Kosovo’s Constitution stipulates that every child has the right to be protected from violence, abuse and exploitation.